Raulzito E Os Panteras

At the age of 12, Raul Seixas formed his first group in Bahia, called The Panthers - later changing their name to the Portuguese language Raulzito e os Panteras ("Little Raul and The Panthers"). They appeared on TV Salvador doing covers of Lewis, Little Richard and Elvis. They were also the first group in the state of Bahia to play Beatles covers and grow their hair long, as early as 1964. In the mid-1960s, Os Panteras, already well known as the best group in the region